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Sketch Survivor Island

Allen Williams

I’d like to try something a little different this August on Muddy Colors and engage you in my process in a more direct way. Below, you’ll find a full page of sketches pulled straight from one of my sketchbooks. Each individual sketch is numbered so you can reference it. What I would like you to do is take a moment, look through these eight sketches, and choose the number of the one that speaks to…

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The Enchanted Brush Exhibition

Arnie Fenner

July 14, 2025 - If you're traveling in the Midwest this summer you should make time in your schedule to visit the 2025 The Enchanted Brush: Legendary exhibition curated by Dan Chudzinski for the Mazza Museum's Lea Gallery at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Beginning with a beautiful poster painted by Scott Gustafson (shown at the top), artists in the exhibit include Iris Compiet, Allen Douglas, Quintin Gleim, James Herrmann, Kelley Hensing, Elliot Lang, Ashly Lovett, Don Maitz, Jason Mowry, Reiko Murakami, Colin Nitta, Kristine Poole, Ruth Sanderson, Danny Schwartz, Chris Sickles, Andrew Sides, Melissa Stanley, Alex Stone, Jeremy Wilson, and Janny Wurts. Above: Art by Elliot Lang. Above: Art by Jason Mowry. The show is free to the public and a reception will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with a…

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  • Sol on Sketch Survivor Island8 - interesting how it would grow from the sketch
  • tayete garcia on Sketch Survivor IslandI love all of them, but #4 tells me it has a lot of potential for development.
  • Wayne Christensen on Sketch Survivor IslandYou describe embarking on an intriguing evolution of the chosen work. In that spirit, I’d vote for #1 as it is the figure most dynamic,…
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